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High performance and high stability are the urgent requirement for the potential commercial application of organic solar cells (OSCs). Electrode buffer layers have important influence on the photovoltaic performance and stability of OSCs. In this study, non-fullerene bulk heterojunction OSCs were prepared with molybdenum oxide (MoO3) as the first anode buffer layer and conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS as the second buffer layer. With the improved work function and interface contact, MoO3/PEDOT:PSS binary anode buffer layer enhance the open-circuit voltage (VOC), short-circuit current density (JSC) and fill factor (FF) simultaneously, boosting the power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 16.25% (for the single PEDOT:PSS buffer layer device) to 17.34%. In addition, the MoO3 layer prevents the direct contact between PEDOT:PSS layer and ITO, and avoids the corrosion of ITO by PEDOT:PSS, which improves the stability of the device obviously. Binary anode buffer layer strategy provides an efficient and simple method to prepare high-efficiency and high stability OSCs for potential commercial applications.
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Zhou, X., Yan, Y., Zhang, F. et al. Efficiency and stability improvement of non-fullerene organic solar cells with binary anode buffer layer. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1415 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10838-4
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